https://youtu.be/wd8LJPDYkKU?rel=0 Ron's Office Hours | NPR From NPR YouTube: The constitution is something of an owners manual for taxpayers. But, like many an owners manual, it doesn't necessarily cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis occurs at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to revolve a question or a conflict. This … [Read more...]
Change in Kentucky Law Making it Harder for Coal Miners
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GZa7w_YCBK0 From Vice News, YouTube: Kentucky is at the center of what experts are calling the worst black lung epidemic on record. But instead of making it easier for miners to get access to health care, Kentucky’s lawmakers passed a law that may soon hinder miners’ ability to obtain workers’ compensation … [Read more...]
Guardianship
https://youtu.be/nG2pEffLEJo From Last Week Tonight with John Oliver : It’s alarmingly easy for a total stranger to gain total control over the life of a senior citizen. We enlisted a group of celebrities to offer a warning about predatory behavior...in a legal guardian or a hippo. See more videos from Last Week Tonight online here. … [Read more...]
Understanding Facebook’s Current Crisis
https://youtu.be/U4qooWtovhU?rel=0 From the Wall Street Journal: Facebook's current data crisis involving Cambridge Analytica has angered users and prompted government investigations. To understand what's happening now, you have to look back at Facebook's old policies from 2007 to 2014. WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains. Illustration: Laura … [Read more...]
You’re Not Dreaming: A Porn Star Is Suing The President
https://youtu.be/mZ_RUC6Cpgo?rel=0 From The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump have gone from birthday suits to lawsuits. … [Read more...]
The United States is Under Attack
https://youtu.be/UOmKVZBiI7s?rel=0 From the C-Span YouTube Channel -- Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: "Frankly, the United States is under attack. Under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the United States." Watch full Senate Intelligence Committee hearing here: … [Read more...]
What Happens When The Government Shuts Down?
https://youtu.be/WGTlhBFyEx4?rel=0 From The New York Times YouTube Channel: The federal government has shut down. But what does that mean and how does it happen? Read the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/01/19/us/19reuters-usa-congress-shutdown-impact-factbox.html … [Read more...]
Doug Jones and Tina Smith Are Sworn Into the U.S. Senate
From the TIME magazine YouTube Channel: Two new Democrats, Doug Jones and Tina Smith, are sworn into the U.S. Senate, narrowing the Republican majority and complicating efforts by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to advance the White House's legislative agenda before the midterm elections in November. https://youtu.be/hqT_bHRPAcc?rel=0 … [Read more...]
One Year of the Trump Presidency
https://youtu.be/1ZAPwfrtAFY?rel=0 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver takes a look at some of what has happened during the Trump Presidency including Fake News, Whataboutism, and Trolling. From YouTube: One year after the presidential election, John Oliver discusses what we've learned so far and enlists our catheter cowboy to teach Donald … [Read more...]
When is Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?
https://youtu.be/ADEflXCXouU?rel=0 From NPR, YouTube - Partisan gerrymandering has been going on for a long time, but now technology has made it easier for the incumbent party to hold its majority for longer. Now the Supreme Court is trying to decide how much is too much when it comes to partisan gerrymandering. NPR’s Nina Totenberg explains why … [Read more...]
